Hi everyone, new here, but I have a 1531 code for bank 1 and am limbering up to do this job -- maybe, I reserve the right to wimp out

A question for Rex probably:

I thought if you inserted to Porsche P9634 holding tool you could take off the cam cover without any prepositioning?
Another question: is the bank 1 easier than the bank 2? I got the impression from one of the Porsche Techs I spoke to briefly that that was the case: is there an oil scavange pump to remove on the bank 1 side as well?